250sxer
02-17-2005, 06:40 PM
My 350x came stock with a 13/40 sprocket ratio....the guy before me put a 14 on the front. I am trying to put a 12 on the front now. With that said, I just took the 14 tooth off and put the 12 on. The chain was obviously too long. I tightened the chain as far as the egg shaped carrier would allow, but the chain was still too loose. Like any "shop engineer", I decided to take a link out of the chain....Now with the egg shaped carrier as loose as I can get it, the chain is about 1/4" from fitting together and even at that, it would be way too tight.....
What in the hell do you do about this? I know a new chain would not be stretched as much as this old chain, so maybe number of links I had before removing one would be okay....But what do you do when the new chain stretches and you can't tighten anymore besides buy another chain????
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!!
What in the hell do you do about this? I know a new chain would not be stretched as much as this old chain, so maybe number of links I had before removing one would be okay....But what do you do when the new chain stretches and you can't tighten anymore besides buy another chain????
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!!